You may hint the historical past of Latin America and the Caribbean by listening to the music. There are a number of drums and percussion devices from the well-documented affect of Africa by means of the slave commerce, to the way in which the guitar introduced by the Spanish colonizers impressed quite a few stringed devices just like the cuatro from Venezuela and Puerto Rico and the Cuban tres.
The affect of Japanese Europe immigration will also be heard in the way in which the accordion was tailored and adopted in nations like Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and past.
This week we take a deep dive into these traditions with our information, Eduardo Díaz, former director of Latino cultural info for the Smithsonian Establishment. It is a enjoyable experience and also you may even study a couple of issues. I did!
Featured artists and songs:
- Narciso Martínez, “Nix”
- Carlos Vives, “Hijo de Vallenato”
- Los Corraleros de Majagual, “La Pollera Colorada”
- Luis Gonzaga, “Asa Branca”
- Grupo Alma Serrana, “Puerto Tirol”
- Francisco Ulloa, “El Farolito”
- Tatico Henriquez, “La Invasión de Deiziseis”
Credit
Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and combined by Simon Rentner. Our undertaking supervisor is Grace Chung. NPR Music’s government producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.
